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Grammar - Conjugating Verbs - Past and Present

This Spanish Medium Review quiz mixes things up a bit to sharpen your mind when it comes to conjugating verbs in the past and present. Do you remember how those are spoken in Spanish? The present is presente and the past is pretérito.

If you have not already check out the Spanish Medium Review quizzes titled Grammar: Learning to Conjugate in the Past Tense, Grammar: Conjugating AR Verbs in the Past Tense!, Grammar: Conjugating ER Verbs in the Past Tense! and Grammar: Conjugating IR Verbs in the Past Tense! then please do so now as this introduction will not go into any details on how to conjugate in the past or present tenses. Rather, this quiz is simply going to jump in by providing you with ten questions. Your answer will either be in the present tense or the past tense and may be either an AR verb, and ER verb or an IR verb. So without any further delay, you may now begin this quiz!

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The plural familiar present tense form of hacer (to make/to do) would mean 'you make'. In Spanish that would be hacéis.

2.

How would you conjugate the verb congelar in the past tense using the pronoun we?

congelimos

congelamos

cuengelimos

cuengelamos

The past tense of the verb congelar (to freeze) when conjugated with the pronoun we would be congelamos (we froze). It would be conjugated the same in the present tense as well in which it would mean we freeze.

3.

How would you conjugate the verb decir in the past tense using the pronoun they?

dicen

decieron

dijeron

decen

The past tense of the verb decir (to tell) when conjugated with the pronoun they would be dijeron (they told).

4.

How would you conjugate the verb morir in the present tense using the pronoun I?

moro

muerí

muero

moré

The present tense of the verb morir (to die) when conjugated with the pronoun I would be muero (I died).

5.

Which of the following is not a present tense verb?

cayó

sientas

llueven

viste

The second answer means you sit (singular familiar) and it is a present tense conjugated verb. The third answer means they rain. It, too, is a present tense conjugated verb. The last answer means she dresses. Again, this is a present tense conjugated verb. The first answer means he fell. It is not a present tense verb but rather a past tense verb.

6.

What is the plural familiar past tense of mentir?

mentiste

mientiste

mientisteis

mentisteis

The plural familiar past tense of mentir (to lie) would mean you lied. In Spanish that would be mentisteis.

7.

What is the singular formal past tense of venir?

vino

venes

veniste

viniste

The singular formal past tense of venir (to come) would mean you came. In Spanish that would be vino.

8.

How would you conjugate the verb volar in the present tense using the direct object pronoun it?

voló

vole

vola

vuela

The present tense of the verb volar (to fly) when conjugated with the direct object pronoun it (lo) would be vuela (it flies).

9.

How would you conjugate the verb pensar in the past tense using the pronoun they?

pensan

piensan

piensaron

pensaron

The past tense of the verb pensar (to think) when conjugated with the pronoun they would be pensaron (they thought).

10.

Which of the following is not a past tense verb?

abre

lancé

durmió

fuisteis

The second answer means I threw and it is a past tense conjugated verb. The third answer means he slept. It, too, is a past tense conjugated verb. The last answer means you went (plural familiar). Again, this is a past tense conjugated verb. The first answer means he/she/you[singular formal]/it opens. It is not a past tense verb but rather a present tense verb.